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For thousands of years women from the cradle of civilization have maintained their beauty and explored their sensuality with the ancient practice of belly dance. This series — designed by Kim Pechet, a belly dance instructor and fitness professional — brings the secrets of this exotic practice to women all over the world.Shimmy is a 26 episode TV Series that integrates 43 essential Belly Dance moves to help you experience the beauty, sensuality and health benefits of BD.Each episode begins with a relaxing warm-up in calming, lush surroundings that increase flexibility and prepare you for the more vigorous movements to come.In the teaching section, each episode leads you through four to six belly dance movements. The repeated motions are designed to tone hips, thighs, glutes, and abdominals while perfecting the sultry fluidity of belly dance movements.In the performance section, dancers in stunning costumes and dramatic settings combine the movements just taught into an energetic and stimulating low-impact aerobic choreography designed to burn calories and help you explore your sensual side. The episode ends as the dancers take inspiration from the movements taught throughout the entire series in a mesmerizing display of freestyle belly dance.http://www.shimmy.tvDVD I-II (Rips 01-13): Shimmy Season I (episodes 01-13)Shimmy Season I  (episodes 01 – 13) combines spectacular High Definition photography, beautiful dancers, originally composed music and stunning locations into a unique television experience.  Each episode leads the body from gentle stretches, through step sequences and choreographed moves, culminating in an exciting freestyle dance performance.Episode 01:Dancers begin with a gentle warm up of stretches that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also teach moves including the “shoulder shimmy”, “hip rotation”, the “1,2,3 hop”, and the “hip pop.” Then dancers combine the moves they’ve just learned into a new dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 02:Dancers begin with a gentle but thorough warm up that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also introduce four core belly dance moves: the exotic “head slide”, the “basic Egyptian step”,”hip circles” and the “Turkish figure-eight”. Then dancers combine what they have just learned into an authentic belly dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 03:Dancers guide us through a gentle warm-up. Dancers also introduce new moves including the sharp “hip-piston”, “snake-arms”, expressive hand and facial gestures, and the challenging “three-quarter shimmy”. Then dancers combine the new moves into a fun and energetic dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 04:Dancers begin with a floor and standing warm up that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also introduce new moves includes “shoulder rolls”, the “village shimmy”, “m and m’s”, and the upper-body isolation called the “chest camel”. Then dancers combine all these moves into an exhilarating belly dance followed by a freestyle dance.Episode 05:Dancers prepare with a gentle warm-up. Dancers also teach some new belly dance moves including the “three-step turn”, the “hip-bounce”, the “gawazzi step”, the “cabaret shimmy”, and the “side-step arm-sweep”. Then dancers combine the moves into a lively and fun belly dance followed by a freestyle dance.Episode 06:Dancers begin with a combination of warm-up moves. Dancers also introduce some new core belly dance movements including the “step/touch/step”, the “Turkish bump”, the “chest-circle”, the “liquid-arms” and the “Egyptian figure-eight”. Then dancers incorporate all of the new moves into a choreographed dance followed by freestyle belly dance.Episode 07:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up. Dancers also showcase some new belly dance moves including the “grapevine” traveling step, the “falling leaves”, the “head-slides”, the “hip-down ronde de jambe” and the “hip-circle.” Then dancers combine the new moves into a choreographed dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 08:Dancers begin with a thorough and gentle warm-up. Dancers also break down two shimmies: the ‘shoulder- shimmy’ and the ‘shimmy-layered hip-circle’, two turns: the ‘cut-turn’ and the ‘sa’idi turn’, as well as the ‘hip-rotation’ and the challenging ‘tremor figure-eight’. Then dancers combine the new moves into an exciting dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 09:Dancers begin on the ground with gentle stretches and slow raises to a standing warm-up. Dancers also break down two hip isolations (the “hip-piston” and the “hip pop”), the energetic “1,2,3 hop” and the sultry “snake arms”. Then dancers combine the new moves into a beautiful dance followed by an inspiring freestyle belly dance.Episode 10:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up. Dancers also teach some new moves including the lively “three-step-turn” and three variations on hip isolations: the “hip-bounce”, the “maya hips” and the “Egyptian figure-eight”. Then dancers practice the new moves in an energetic dance followed by a beautiful display of freestyle belly dance.Episode 11:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up. Dancers also teach sequences of four new belly dance moves including the “head-slide”, the “hip-circle” ,the “Egyptian figure-eight”, and the “Turkish bump”. These movements then take shape in a fun and energetic dance. Finally, inspiration transforms these moves into a freestyle belly dance.Episode 12:Dancers begin with a graceful warm-up that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also teach some new moves including “shoulder- rolls”, the “village-shimmy”, and the more challenging “belly-rolls”, “zaar-head” and “Lebanese hip-circles”. The performance combines all these moves into a stunning choreographed dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 13:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up in preparation for dancing. Dancers also teach some new moves including the “basic Egyptian step” and the “Turkish figure-eight” and the more challenging “shimmy-layered hip-circle,” “tremor figure-eight” and “Sa’idi turn”. The performance combines all these moves into an exhilarating belly dance choreography followed by a gorgeous freestyle belly dance.DVD III-IV (Rips 14-26): Shimmy Season II (episodes 14-26)Complete your Shimmy collection by the final 13 episodes that feature the same stunning photography, sensual costumes, and original music as Season I.  Continue to learn this ancient dance form in the privacy of your own home. Shimmy is a fitness series for the sensual you – go ahead, celebrate your passion.Episode 14:Dancers begin with a gentle floor and standing warm-up. Dancers also cover some new moves like the sensual “frontal chest circles” and “liquid arms”, the flirty “shoulder shimmy” and two variations of hip isolations: the “hip rotation” and the “cut turn”. The performance combines these moves in a fluid choreography and inspiring freestyle belly dance finale.Episode 15:Dancers begin with a relaxing warm-up that prepares the body to dance. Five core moves are showcased including the ‘gawazzi step’, ‘m and m’s’, the ‘cabaret shimmy’, the ‘chest-camel’, and the beautiful ‘side-step arm-sweep’. Dancers practice the new moves in a choreographed dance followed by a lovely display of freestyle belly dance.Episode 16:Dancers begin with a gentle combination of stretches and warm-up exercises. Dancers also demonstrate new moves including the sensual ‘flame’ and ‘ripple’ and energetic ‘1,2,3 hop’ and ‘hip pop’. Dancers display these new moves in an authentic belly dance performance followed by a gorgeous freestyle belly dance.Episode 17:Dancers begin with a combination of gentle warm-up moves. Dancers also teach a new sequence of moves including ‘head-slides’, ‘hip-circles’, and the more challenging ‘shimmy-layered hip-circles’, ‘tremor figure-eights’ and ‘sa’idi turns’. The combined moves are demonstrated in a choreographed dance followed by a beautiful freestyle belly dance finale.Episode 18:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up introduction. Dancers also teach some new moves including the traveling step ‘grapevine’ and the elegant ‘falling leaves’. Familiar moves such as the ‘hip-down ronde-de-jambe’, the ‘m and m’s’ and the beautiful ‘chest camel’ are also practiced. The dancers showcase these moves in a fun and energetic dance followed by a mesmerizing freestyle belly dance.Episode 19:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up of stretches that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also teach some new moves including the ‘three-step turn’, ‘hip-bounce’, expressive ‘facial gestures’, and the challenging ‘three-quarter shimmy’. Dancers perform the new moves in an exhilarating new dance followed by a lively freestyle belly dance.Episode 20:Dancers begin with a gentle but thorough warm up that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also practice moves including the ‘chest camel’ and the ‘ripple’ which are then combined with the sultry ‘full camel.’ ‘Hip pistons’ and ‘snake arms’ are also added to create an authentic belly dance followed by a lively freestyle dance.Episode 21:Dancers begin with a gentle warm-up to prepare the body for dance. Dancers also introduce new moves including ‘chest-circles’, ‘liquid-arms’, ‘shoulder-rolls’, and the energetic ‘village-shimmy’. Dancers then practice the new moves in a choreographed belly dance performance followed by a lively freestyle dance.Episode 22:Dancers begin with a relaxing warm-up that prepares the body to dance. Dancers also demonstrate three hip moves including the ‘basic Egyptian step’, the ‘Turkish figure eight’ and ‘m and m’s’ and a sensual upper body move called the ‘chest camel’. Dancers then practice the moves with a beautiful choreographed dance followed by an inspiring freestyle belly dance.Episode 23:Dancers begin with a combination of warm-up moves to prepare the body to dance. Dancers also teach some new moves including the ‘chest camel’, the ‘ripple’, the sultry ‘full camel’, the traveling step ‘grapevine’, as well as the elegant ‘falling leaves’ and ‘hip-down ronde de jambe’. Dancers combine the new moves into a fun and energetic choreographed dance followed by a freestyle belly dance.Episode 24:Dancers begin with seated and standing warm-up moves. Dancers also demonstrate some new moves including five authentic belly dance moves: the hip isolations ‘maya hips’ and its reverse, the ‘Egyptian figure-eight’, the ‘cabaret shimmy’, the ‘gawazzi step’, and the ‘side-step arm-sweep’. Dancers combine the new moves into a lively and fun choreographed dance followed by a mesmerizing freestyle belly dance.Episode 25:Dancers begin with a gentle combination of stretches and warm-up exercises. Dancers also practice key belly dance moves including ‘hip pistons’ and ‘snake arms’ as well as the more challenging ‘belly rolls,’ ‘Lebanese hip-circles, and the ‘zaar head’. Dancers combine the moves into a choreographed dance followed by a beautiful freestyle belly dance.Episode 26:Dancers begin with a gentle combination of warm-up movements in preparation for dancing. Dancers also lead viewers through the energetic ‘1,2,3 hop’ and ‘hip pop’, ‘Turkish Bumps’, and the ‘standing figure-eight’. Dancers combine the new moves into an exciting choreographed dance followed by a stunning freestyle belly dance.